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Granular synthesis without limits
At the heart of the Textures is a sophisticated granular synthesis engine that captures your playing before slicing it into microscopic audio fragments known as grains. These grains can then be stretched, layered, pitched, reversed, and regenerated into entirely new sonic landscapes. The result is a huge palette of expressive sounds that extends far beyond conventional delay or reverb, allowing you to create lush ambient pads, shimmering octave layers, glitch-inspired rhythmic effects, swelling textures, and evolving drones. Every note becomes the starting point for fresh sonic possibilities, making the pedal an inspiring creative companion for guitarists, bassists, composers, and experimental musicians alike.
Three creative playback modes
The Textures offers three dedicated operating modes that fundamentally change how audio is captured and replayed. Delay mode combines granular processing with evolving repeats for spacious echoes and cascading textures. Auto Freeze continuously samples your playing before holding and transforming sustained soundscapes that evolve beneath your performance. Layers mode gradually builds rich ambient washes by fading new material in while previous layers naturally decay away. Together with eight onboard presets and comprehensive editing options, these modes provide immediate inspiration while supporting deep experimentation for players who enjoy crafting entirely original sounds. Additional features such as tap tempo, freeze functions, preset management, and extensive secondary controls further expand the pedal's creative potential.
Powerful sound shaping controls
Dedicated controls for Size, Overlap, Pitch, Reverse, Delay, Regen, and Mix provide direct hands-on shaping of every granular texture, making complex sound design surprisingly approachable. Beyond the primary controls, secondary parameters unlock additional creative options including grain randomisation, pitch quantisation, vibrato, filtering, reverb adjustment, output configuration, and more. These deeper controls allow everything from tightly controlled rhythmic effects to beautifully unpredictable evolving atmospheres, giving the Textures remarkable flexibility for players who want to push beyond traditional guitar sounds. Every adjustment produces immediate musical results while encouraging further exploration.
Built for modern performance rigs
Designed for both stage and studio, the Textures features full stereo inputs and outputs with mono, true stereo, and wet/dry routing options to suit virtually any setup. Expression pedal support enables real-time manipulation of parameters during performance, while compatibility with the MXR Split + Tap expands external control even further. High-quality digital processing delivers exceptional clarity throughout the signal path, and straightforward preset management makes recalling favourite sounds effortless. Running from a standard 9V DC supply, the pedal combines extensive functionality with dependable operation, making it equally suited to ambient pedalboards, recording environments, experimental performances, and modern stereo rigs.
Specifications
- Product Name: MXR Textures Granular Synth Engine Effects Pedal
- Product Code: MXR-EFX-M310
Controls & functions
- Effect Type: Granular synthesis processor
- Modes: Delay, Auto Freeze, Layers
- Presets: 8 onboard presets
- Primary Controls: Time, Size, Overlap, Regen, Pitch, Mix, Reverse, Mode
- Additional Effects: Reverb, filter and vibrato
- Tap Tempo: Yes
- Expression Pedal: Supported
- Preset Storage: Yes
Connectivity
- Input: Mono or TRS stereo
- Output: Mono, wet/dry split or stereo TRS
- External Control: Expression pedal and MXR Split + Tap compatible
Power
- Power Supply: 9V DC
- Current Draw: 330mA